Workers at Volkswagen Factory in Tennessee Overwhelmingly Vote for UAW Union Representation Workers at Volkswagen Factory in Tennessee Overwhelmingly Vote for UAW Union Representation Election Marks a Historic First Test of UAW’s Effort to Organize Nonunion Factories CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – In a historic first test of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s renewed effort to … Read more
NOS Bart Kamphuis NOS News•today, 09:07 The future of the early retirement scheme for people with a demanding occupation is uncertain. Unions and employers have not agreed on an extension of the scheme, which expires at the end of 2025. The unions are preparing actions in various sectors. This concerns the Early Retirement Scheme (RVU), … Read more
The unions say it is unacceptable that the pensions of civil servants are addressed without prior consultation. The chairman of the largest opposition party, Bart De Wever (N-VA), speaks of ‘a direct attack on the pension security of future generations’. The unions working for civil servants are unhappy with the way the pension reform is … Read more
Louis Frasca 04 maggio 2023 “A union that invites workers to the streets against an increase in payroll that reaches 100 euros, I don’t know if it even exists on Mars”. Matteo Salvini thus liquidates, speaking on Rtl, the criticisms against the government’s Labor decree approved by the council of ministers on May 1st. A … Read more
The cost explosion due to more expensive energy and wage increases is certainly cutting into the profit margin of Belgian companies. The profit of the median company fell from 16.8 to 14.3 percent. ‘The 1 percent largest companies distort the picture of the profit trend upwards.’ It is a major discussion between social partners. Employers’ … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – Nine out of ten adults with children would recommend a young person to become a technician. The second most frequent recommendation is for the medical profession with 79 percent, followed by that of the judge (69 percent). 69 percent also recommend tax consultants, 64 percent recommend a career in firefighters, and 63 … Read more
06 dec 2022 om 05:02 It is a heyday for trade unions in our country: tens of thousands of new members have joined in recent months. Young people are also joining en masse now that their purchasing power is under pressure from skyrocketing inflation. The cost crisis is causing a recovery, but that doesn’t mean … Read more
Last week, the delegates of the Škoda KOVO MB trade union re-elected Povšík as their president, until 2026. “I openly told the delegates what awaits us: working hours, social expenses, wages, but above all a hard fight for jobs, workloads, plant maintenance, individual workplaces,” Povšík said. While Škoda sold 1.5 million cars globally in 2018 … Read more
Elected members of the House of Representatives took direct action Wednesday to unblock a social conflict and avert a potentially catastrophic rail transit strike for the US economy. This bill, adopted by a majority of elected members of the lower house of Congress, imposes a branch agreement on the profession, even though it has not … Read more
Paper factory in Hamburg According to IG BCE, around 15,000 industry employees have taken part in warning strikes in the past two weeks. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt am Main The approximately 40,000 employees of the German paper industry will receive more money in the coming year. In the third round of negotiations in Sulzbach near Frankfurt, … Read more